Racism’s earliest statements came from anatomists claiming hierarchical human races

Evidence

The first statements of racism were those made by scientists working in anatomy who claimed the world was naturally divided into distinct human categories (called species or races) and that they were hierarchically arranged by levels of physique, intelligence, and culture. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1858

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Immanuel Kant supplied the first scientific definition of race in 1775. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 264; Blumenbach joined cultural and physical traits while ranking Caucasians as the original human race.